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How to pronounce “substitute”
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Pronunciation guide for substitute
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of substitute with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Wonders of Pulses: Saving our Health & Agriculture
substitute.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
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How to pronounce substitute
The Wonders of Pulses: Saving our Health & Agriculture
substitute.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “substitute”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
- (transitive, in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To use X in place of Y.
- (transitive, formerly proscribed, in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
- (transitive, sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
- (intransitive) To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).
- [Noun]
- A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
- A substitute teacher.
- (sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
- (historical) One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
- (economics) Abbreviation of substitute good.
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Similar Sounds
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